2000-700 BC, Luristan culture. A pair of two bronze maceheads. The first macehead comprises a tubular shaft topped with a six-pointed star molded in the round, with the sharp arms pointing outward. The second comprises a tubular shaft adorned with five rows of pyramidal spikes facing outwards. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, maceheads spears and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual context. A macehead such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and have served a purpose in warfare, but also in religious contexts as maceheads were common votive offerings in shrines. Superb condition. Size: L:set of two: 85mm / W:45mm(smallest),65mm(largest)mm ; 795g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed since the 1970s on the UK and European art market.